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I really hope an alternative option to fund the stretch goals is made available, i'm say many want to play as Tyger and have the Call/Gofer epilogue. Surely with $500k raised that would be enough to consider another route like paypal so we could fund one or two of them.

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@Saulo: Belatedly, I'm sorry, I clearly didn't get my thoughts across properly. I'm not trying to tell anyone what the campaign or anything else should be worth to them. I'm just trying to suggest that exactly what the campaign might be worth to someone could be different depending on what they know (in this case that the game has an investor and will be made regardless of the success of the Kickstarter).

It's not exactly unknown for people to raise their pledges beyond what they originally planned when a kickstarter needs a final push, because the general assumption is that 'if a kickstarter doesn't fund, the project won't happen.' So yeah, throwing in some extra money is worth it to them because it's better than the alternative.

I'm suggesting that when a project manages to get funding elsewhere like in this case, and the game is going to be made regardless of how the kickstarter does, some people's perceived value of the project can change. For some it might even increase, because now the game has more money behind it, and anything they add in just makes it even better. For others, it might decrease, because as long as the game is going to be made, they're fine with waiting to pay for it later (the reason Sabata had been saying they should have hidden this from us).

So no, I'm not trying 'to measure the campaign's worth for other people,' I'm just saying that it's better for all of us to fully informed about the campaign so we can do that measuring for ourselves.

I can't help but feel like a Wii U stretch goal would have been better than a challenge dungeon. Like a challenging dungeon is good and all, but its also a little underwhelming as it feels like something that should be added late in development if there is some time left over and not something planned from the start. Plus it also gives me the impression Red Ash may lose the interconnected dungeon mechanic. A Wii U stretch goal would have hyped at least a quarter of your backers and expanded the game to a much wider audience.

I'm still requesting all the $49+ backers be upgraded to the full game. It wasn't cool to drop a 24 hour window and then tell everyone else too bad. It's punishment for not checking email's all the time. I'm very excited about the game but can't swing $80 bucks right now.

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Japanese voiceovers! WOOHOOO! Please include it in Western release :)
Extend the gameplay! OH YES!! (but make them creatively and not boring repetitive tasks ;)

Village Reconstruction only if Kickstarter goal is reached? OH NO. I love that kind of game mechanic bit as it stands...the Kickstarter doesn't seem like it will succeed :(
ah well its not really a deal-breaker ;)
(although I would have actually preferred this feature to be part of the main part of the prologue and not 'end-game content' but whatever )

Man Wii U owners complaing too much. I mean oh come on just buy new gen console which is PS4 or Xbox One. Because Wii U is already dead and it doesn't have enough fanbase and users as much as PS4 and Xbox One does so there is no point, only thing you playing Wii U is for Nintendo exclusives and PS4 and Xbox One has more support then Wii U does. I mean Nintendo already working on their new console project NX.

Better yet just get PS4 or Xbox One or just play on PC instead of whining. Wii U is dead and deal with it. You are lucky that some indie devs or kickstarter are supporting Wii U if some doesn't then you just complain that all. Btw I have PS4 so that why i backing it and also owned Wii U so i prefer to game on PS4 and while Wii U for 1st party.

@Sleet, What you said makes no sense. If someone pledges a value, they thought that was reasonable and sensible. You are not one to measure the camapign's worth for other people. It's just like telling me how shoul I like to hame my room tidied up.

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@Sabata2: Sure, knowing the game is going to be funded is going to let some people drop their pledges. But if they'd kept it under their hat and the project still succeeded, wouldn't those people be upset to hear that they were 'lied to' by omission? Especially if they were pledging more than they reasonably ought to?

Being upfront and honest rarely actually helps the bottom line, but hiding something like that could have hurt more in the long run, especially in a time where every minor offense turns into a scandal that sweeps the internet.

And it seems to me that Comcept has already done a fine job of answering the 'why do they need my money' question by offering up extra features that they would add to the game.

It's a little late at this point, but I wanted to comment on how this news was released.
While this is most definitely good news, it would have had a greater positive impact being announced after the Kickstarter project had ended (successfully or not).

If it wasn't successful, then this news would have been met with cries of joy from all backers.
If it is successful, then the response would be much what you were likely expecting given your release of this news so far.

However, Kickstarter is a platform for things that aren't expected to be funded, to get funding. If the group managing the Kickstarter secures funding *before* the Kickstarter ends then a lot of the people who gave money simply to show support staff asking themselves "well if the core is funded, then why do they/they don't need my money, right?" And thus the Kickstarter becomes less likely to be funded as backers start backing out.

The (good) news is out there now so there's no trying again, but the way in which this information was given has harmed this Kickstarter more than it has helped.

I think some of the money should of been used to improve the backer rewards, as a thanks to the fans but also to show other people that this was always about creating something positive and fun. I do hope we reach the goal though cause playing as tiger would be cool.

Pretty sweet! a mode with a playable Call is something really neat that I would love to happen! hopefully, you guys prepared alternatives in case the funding isn't met. Yeah, we are that stubborn about giving you our money ;)

I still feel there are several details that need explanation. For example, does this only happen if enough people pledge to the KS amount? I know KS doesn't collect the money if it doesn't reach the goal, so I just want to make sure.